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Welcome to out feed where you will find articles, information, and news about 3D printing technology and 3D printers. Do not forget to follow us.Thu, 28 Apr 2016 11:48:34 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.13dprintingpinhttps://feedburner.google.comTrinus: New KickStarter 3D Printer That Can be Used as Laser Engraverhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3dprintingpin/~3/rV_HJR4m8vY/
http://www.3dprintingpin.com/trinus-new-kickstarter-3d-printer-that-can-be-used-as-laser-engraver/#respondThu, 28 Apr 2016 11:48:34 +0000http://www.3dprintingpin.com/?p=701There are continuous projects that aim to make 3D printing technology affordable and improve the quality, speed, and features in 3D printers to make it more desirable and reliable than before. One of the recent projects that has been pledged more than $1,221,000 million out of the $50,000 goal is the Trinus 3D printer. The new printer is a professional desktop 3D printer that can be easily transformed into a laster engraver giving it an extra advantage especially for overall price of the printer which range from $299 to $549 according to the package and features available in each category.[...]

]]>There are continuous projects that aim to make 3D printing technology affordable and improve the quality, speed, and features in 3D printers to make it more desirable and reliable than before. One of the recent projects that has been pledged more than $1,221,000 million out of the $50,000 goal is the Trinus 3D printer. The new printer is a professional desktop 3D printer that can be easily transformed into a laster engraver giving it an extra advantage especially for overall price of the printer which range from $299 to $549 according to the package and features available in each category. The least price is for the 3D printer alone, while the Trinus 2 in 1 the includes the laser engraver head can be purchased with $379.

Trinus 3D printer is designed by Bojan Smiljanic to be a fast, high-resolution 3D printer and laser engraver for heavy duty work by product designers. The whole 3D printer is made out of aluminum and steel which is gives the printer another advantage for durability, which makes it the cheapest comparing with the rest of all-metal 3D printers. Trinus is a high-resolution printer as it can print with the thickness of 50 micron and with the speed of 70mm per second. The printing size is 120mm X 125mm X 125mm, which is another advantage comparing with similar 3D printers such s the Printboy Play with is only 100mm X 100mm X 130mm. The printer head moving speed is up to 150mm per second.

The new Trinus 3D printer is easily to assembly as it consists of only 11 elements. This simplicity was an important factor to reduce its price range. It can also support wide range of filament as a 3D printing material such as PLA and polycarbonate as the new Kickstarter 3D printer has set a partnership with Polymaker to support this variety of 3D printing materials. Also, it will provide filaments from other manufactures such as Flextronics and Panowin. Trinus can also support printing with ABS, PC, flex, wood, and aluminum.

The software included in the Trinus 3D printer is Pango Software which allows the printer to work with any 3D applications on both Windows or Mac as the printer supports both operating systems. Additionally, the new Kickstarter 3D printer comes with another head that can replace the 3D printing head in 60 seconds to convert it from a printer to a a laser engraver.

Trinus 3D printer with different printing materials.

The laser engraver head power is 500mW and wavelength is 405nm with Bluish violet colors. The light sport is in the point mode and engraving work surface is 120mm X 125mm. The head can gives the consumer the ability to use the printer in engraving on different materials such as wood and others.

As mentioned, the 3D printer comes with different price ranges based on the 3D printer adds-on. For examples, you can purchase the 3D printer with aluminum enclosure to protect the printer or protect your children if you are using it at home. The package of the 3D printer and enclosure is $379, and with the laser engraver head, the price is $459. The add-ons also includes a heated bed platform, 1 Kg of PolyPlus filament, and LCD display to check the printing status. Each adds-on increase the printer price range.

Trinus laser engraver head.

The new Trinus 3D printer provides an new model of desktop 3D printers that aims to add a market value by providing a high resolution, fast, and all-metal 3D printer. Also, it includes a laser engraver with add another value for its owners. The Kickstarter pledge that has been accomplished on April 2016 is supposed to be shipped for the whole world by July or August 2016.

]]>http://www.3dprintingpin.com/trinus-new-kickstarter-3d-printer-that-can-be-used-as-laser-engraver/feed/0http://www.3dprintingpin.com/trinus-new-kickstarter-3d-printer-that-can-be-used-as-laser-engraver/Why Designers Should Join the 3D Printed Jewelry Revolutionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3dprintingpin/~3/ZLCo1TGlC7w/
http://www.3dprintingpin.com/why-designers-should-join-the-3d-printed-jewelry-revolution/#respondTue, 26 Apr 2016 09:49:50 +0000http://www.3dprintingpin.com/?p=691The 3D printed jewelry is one of trending industries that come as a result of mixing between both jewelry design industry and the new revolution of 3D printing. Instead of the traditional jewelry manufacturing process that requires experience and phases, designers are now able to turn their jewelry ideas into real products by simply using a CAD modeling application and an affordable 3D printer. During the last few years, the 3D printed jewelry business is revolving rapidly and today we can see 3D printed rings, bracelet, and necklace collections are featured in world jewelry exhibitions and galleries. Although there are[...]

]]>The 3D printed jewelry is one of trending industries that come as a result of mixing between both jewelry design industry and the new revolution of 3D printing. Instead of the traditional jewelry manufacturing process that requires experience and phases, designers are now able to turn their jewelry ideas into real products by simply using a CAD modeling application and an affordable 3D printer.

During the last few years, the 3D printed jewelry business is revolving rapidly and today we can see 3D printed rings, bracelet, and necklace collections are featured in world jewelry exhibitions and galleries.

Although there are still some obstacles related to the 3D printing industry, the current technology status can provide an opportunity for designers to achieve success in the market by 3D printing jewelry and introduce new design ideas to their consumers. The flexible nature of the technology helps designers to innovate and merge between ideas and technologies to expand their presence in the market.

Why Designers Should 3D Print Jewelry

The 3D technology is still new in the jewelry design industry, yet it can shift the industry to a different direction or at least create a new trend in the jewelry design that can help designers to design and 3D print jewelry while eliminating the middle steps including the prototyping and modeling that requires experience, time, and cost as mentioned earlier. Although part of the traditional process is required when 3D printing jewelry with materials such as gold and silver as we will explore later, many designers are targeting cheap and easy to form 3D print materials such as ABS and PLA.

As designers can implement 3D modeling application to create their 3D jewelry models, it becomes easier to design with freedom without restrictions related to the process or the materials. They design the jewelry model, customize it based on the client’s needs and 3D print the jewelry piece directly. This reduces the production cycle, and the ability to quickly customize the jewelry based on the consumer needs add a business value of the 3D printed jewelry business and opens new opportunity for designers.

3D printed jewelry by Nervous Design Studio

Additionally, the 3D printing technology opens the door for new materials to be adopted in the manufacturing process either by using the 3D printing technology alone or blending it with the traditional manufacturing process. These materials can include plastics, ceramic, steel, and others.

Although there are barriers in the 3D printing industry such as the cost of the material and limitation when it comes to mass production, it can be still considered an opportunity for designers to explore this business and achieve market individuality by introducing new designs and collections as we will explore in the successful examples below.

Successful Example from the 3D Printed Jewelry Industry

During the last couple of years, many jewelry designers have started to introduce 3D printed jewelry as part of their collections and others have shifted completely to the 3D printed jewelry. Recently, the 3D printers’ maker, Formlabs, has introduced a complete guide for Selling Custom Jewelry with 3D Printing to provide a step by step guide for designers who would like to join the 3D printed jewelry revolution.

3D printed jewelry collection by Nervous design studio

One of the leading examples in the 3D printed jewelry is Nervous System. A company that was founded in 2007 as a design studio by Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg. The studio which is located in Massachusetts provides a mix between science, simulation, and 3D printing to create nature-driven jewelry designs. Each jewelry piece is a simulation for the organic form such as flowers and nervous system. Their collection includes more than 24 jewelry designs that are based on the same approach and can be explored in their Nervous Systems main website.

3D printed ring by Nervous design studio

3D printed ring by Nervous design studio

Another successful example is Vulcan Jewelry, a designs studio by Desmond Chan to provide 3D printed jewelry using the 3D printing technology and rapid prototyping. Chan’s collection tends to provide new experience with jewelry design such as moving rings that include ruby spheres and move while wearing it. Another designer who started to provide 3D printed jewelry on his website is Peter Donders, a 3D designer and modeler. His website includes large number of 3D printed design ideas including jewelry design collections.

3D printed jewelry collection by Vulcan design studio.

There is an increasing number of designers who see the 3D printed jewelry design industry is a successful business model. Some companies started to offer the 3D print models for jewelry to download and print such as Shapeways and other companies started to develop 3D modeling applications for jewelry designers such as RhinoGold and Tinkercard.

3D printed collection by Peter Donders.

The Process of 3D printing Jewelry

One of the advantages of the 3D printing technology is the flexibility as designers can depend on it to create the 3D printed jewelry or blend it with traditional technologies as mentioned earlier. Majority of the 3D printed jewelry pieces are printed using precious materials such as gold silver or bronze, copper, and brass. In order to print with this material, designers either need an expensive 3D printer or use the technology along with the traditional manufacturing methods such as lost-wax printing and casting.

In this process, the 3D design is created using CAD modeling applications and 3D printed using wax-like resin as a printed material. Then, one or more wax sprues is added to the model, which is attached by the sprue to a wax tree with the models. The tree is covered by a fine plastic and used to form the mold that us used for casting the metal. Then, the plastic mold is put in the oven and heated for several hours until the wax is completely burned out.

By using this method, the jewelry manufacturing becomes more cost effective and allows to reach professional results such as the smooth surface produced using this method. Also, it helps designers to take advantage of the 3D printing technology as the 3D files can be easily modified and improved from one version to another. Also, it helps them to add more details to the design that was not available or hard to achieve with the traditional methods.

The 3D printed jewelry is taking the industry to a new level by opening more opportunities of designers to start their own jewelry design collection without worrying about the production or the design process. Now, designer can create their own collections and make it available for sale online similar to the examples mentioned above.

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http://www.3dprintingpin.com/amalgammas-3d-printing-concrete/#respondMon, 25 Jan 2016 12:57:22 +0000http://www.3dprintingpin.com/?p=680The dream of building a large-scale structures using 3D printing technologies drive many initiations to experience different techniques to create 3d printing concrete that can be used in creating architecture structures either as a complete unit or as separated pieced that can be assembled in construction location. One of the recent initiations presented by postgraduate student in the Bartlett School of Architecture, who has developed a a new 3D printed concrete that is created using two 3D printing technologies; the extrusion and powder bed printing. The new technology is called Fossilized as the created concrete structure looks similar to natural[...]

]]>The dream of building a large-scale structures using 3D printing technologies drive many initiations to experience different techniques to create 3d printing concrete that can be used in creating architecture structures either as a complete unit or as separated pieced that can be assembled in construction location.

The new technology is called Fossilized as the created concrete structure looks similar to natural fossils. They started a start-up project based on the new technology named Amalgamma.

The challenges that faced previous initiatives included the cost and printing time required to complete 3D printed model. One of the advantages of the new technology is the low cost and and produced reliable results, which may qualify it for industrial implementation. The Fossilized 3D printing technology presented by master degree students Alvaro Lopez Rodriguez, Francesca Camilleri, Nadia Doukhi, and Roman Strukov, using an ABB robotic arm that is programmed to follow a fabrication tool path. The concrete is pumped to the robot arm head with extraction width of 1 cm and build the 3D construction based on layers.

Amalgamma 3D printing robot in action.

The powdered 3D bed technology is used to inject a binding agent to the print bed, which harden the powered 3D printing material to solid form that can be used to build a complex of concrete layers. In addition to the two compositions, another head pumpes layers of granular or supported material. A binder is used to detect the weaknesses and the hardens parts and produce a mute-materials printed piece.

A column created by Amalgamma technology.

The new technology creators describe the results form: “Through a combination of heterogeneous chunks that are fabricated by varying the properties of the material through a linear tool path at every layer printed, it becomes possible to reduce material, save time and also achieve a design that is evokes continuity, structural directionality, design hierarchy, density variation and multi-materiality and continuity in a single form.”

The technology has been tested in 3D printed columns and tables that were presented in AD Bartlett show in October 2015. This prototype is the start for more investigation about the viability of the new technique that will be developed further. the above video shows how the new Fossilized technology works and used to build architecture structures.

]]>http://www.3dprintingpin.com/amalgammas-3d-printing-concrete/feed/0http://www.3dprintingpin.com/amalgammas-3d-printing-concrete/Carbon 3D Presents CLIP: Revolutionary Layerless 3D Printing Technologyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3dprintingpin/~3/en30CFyOutw/
http://www.3dprintingpin.com/carbon-3d-presents-clip-revolutionary-layerless-3d-printing-technology/#respondThu, 19 Mar 2015 10:08:22 +0000http://www.3dprintingpin.com/?p=673Recently, Carbon 3D presented a new innovative approach for the 3D printing that can take the 3D printing technology to new trends. Although the rapid development for the 3D printing technology, there are some barriers that prevented using it on a large scale. One of the barriers is the layer surface that is created when the printer head adds the fused filament as small layers on top of each other. The other problem was the printing speed. The current 3D printers takes long time to print a small model, which is a barrier for mass production of specific model or[...]

]]>Recently, Carbon 3D presented a new innovative approach for the 3D printing that can take the 3D printing technology to new trends.

Although the rapid development for the 3D printing technology, there are some barriers that prevented using it on a large scale. One of the barriers is the layer surface that is created when the printer head adds the fused filament as small layers on top of each other.

The other problem was the printing speed. The current 3D printers takes long time to print a small model, which is a barrier for mass production of specific model or product.

The new technology developed by Carbon 3D is called Continuous Liquid Interface production (CLIP). In this revolutionary technique, both light a oxygen is used to grow objects from a pool of liquid resin instead o printing the shape layer-by-layer using plastic filaments.

Advantages of the CLIP 3D printing technology

The new CLIP 3D printing technology advanced on the existing technologies with three main points:

The high printing speed that can reach 25 to 100 times faster the the other printing techniques

The high quality as the printed models have mechanical properties as it do not have layer shape

The wide choice of materials and it allows designers to choose from wide range of polymeric materials.

As described by Dr. Joseph DeSimone, CEO and Co-Founder of Carbon 3D:”Current 3D printing technology has failed to deliver on its promise to revolutionize manufacturing. Our CLIP technology offers the game-changing speed, consistent mechanical properties and choice of materials required for complex commercial quality parts.”

The 3D printing process that take 6:30 minutes in the CLIP technology can take up to 11:30 hours in the SLA printing, 3:30 hours in the SLS printing and 3 hours in the Polyjet printing. The following video show how the new CLIP technology can create a model from the liquid resin:

How the CLIP 3D printing works

In the tradition 3D printing process, the model is built using mechanical steps that are repeated over and over to by layers of the model. In the CLIP technology, the mechanical steps are eliminated. instead, the right is projected through oxygen-permeable window into a reservoir of UV curable resin. The build platform lifts continuously as the object is grown.

The window is transparent to light and permeable to oxygen very similar to the contact lenses. By controlling the oxygen flux through the windows, CLIP creates a think layer of incurable resin between the window and the object. While the UV images are projected, the object is drawn from resin. The process of drawing the object is controlled by sophisticated software.

During the last few years, the development of the 3D printing technology has been focused on the same known 3D printing technologies. Few improvements in the quality of the output, but less to none researches have been dedicated to find new 3D printing techniques. The new initiation by Carbon 3D provide a revolution in the 3D printing industry that can help talking the technology to a new stage of professional and mass production level.

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http://www.3dprintingpin.com/3dformer-3d-printing-pen-from-dim3printing/#commentsFri, 13 Mar 2015 13:08:35 +0000http://www.3dprintingpin.com/?p=663While ago we covered two of the successful 3D printing pens to draw in the 3D peace using plastic filaments, the Lix Pen and CreoPop. The 3D printing using the Fused Deposition Modeling depends on moulding the plastic filament using the printing nozzle to build the shape in the 3D space. The 3D printing pens use the same technique in the form of a pen. The 3D printing manufacturer, Dim3printing, announced plans to release a new 3D printing pen on Kickstarter using the same technology as the other released pens. The 3DFormer pen is designed to meet the ergonomic of[...]

]]>While ago we covered two of the successful 3D printing pens to draw in the 3D peace using plastic filaments, the Lix Pen and CreoPop.

The 3D printing using the Fused Deposition Modeling depends on moulding the plastic filament using the printing nozzle to build the shape in the 3D space. The 3D printing pens use the same technique in the form of a pen.

The 3D printing manufacturer, Dim3printing, announced plans to release a new 3D printing pen on Kickstarter using the same technology as the other released pens.

The 3DFormer pen is designed to meet the ergonomic of human hand for easy holding and usage. The pen’s design is hexagon cylindrical shape with 27 mm grip width.

The new 3DFormer is very quite as there is no fan noise. It does not have a button on the top for easy use. The filament does not stick, which helps to create smooth lines. This advantage were not available in the previous similar products.

The new pen is supported by a cooling technology that prevent clogging and increased heat while using. New cooling system keeps the right temperature for extrusion. The new pen is supported by two different print speeds. Low speed extrudes the filament with the rate of 0.5mm per second. The high speed is 20mm per second.

The 3DFormer uses two filament types: the ABS and PLA, which are cheap and affordable comparing with the other 3D printing materials.

Where to use 3DFormer 3D printing pen?

The new 3D printing pen the possibilities to change the tools we used to think, prototype and even play. It can help turning you sketch draft into 3D visual ideas. During the brainstorming sessions, the 3D printing pens can be used during design meetings to present the ideas quickly in the 3D space instead of papers and pens.

The new 3D printing pen can be used in the education purposes as part of the STEM education project. Children can visualize and design their own dreams, ideas and even toys by drawing them into the 3D space.

The flow of the 3DFormer project

In 2013, the concept design for project was initiated. During 2014, the company developed number of beta versions and introduced the demo version during the CES 2015 conference and CHA Mega Show 2015. The final mass production and shipping for the project is expected in April 2015 based on the Kickstarter page.

]]>http://www.3dprintingpin.com/3dformer-3d-printing-pen-from-dim3printing/feed/1http://www.3dprintingpin.com/3dformer-3d-printing-pen-from-dim3printing/3D Hubs: The Largest Online 3D Printing Communityhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3dprintingpin/~3/zLrEn_-LV2o/
http://www.3dprintingpin.com/3d-hubs-largest-online-3d-printing-community/#respondTue, 10 Mar 2015 13:40:29 +0000http://www.3dprintingpin.com/?p=651Although the 3D printers are getting cheaper and many models were released to overcome the price barrier with cheap 3D printers. The quality and skills required to run the 3D printer is not granted. Very few cheap 3D printers have proven quality output and many happiest are still lack the experience to run and maintain the 3D printers. Unless you have the required experience, it would be challenging to own a 3D printer. 3D Hubs is the largest online 3d printing community that connect 3D printer owners and clients on multiple level of sharing knowledge and resources. The company that[...]

]]>Although the 3D printers are getting cheaper and many models were released to overcome the price barrier with cheap 3D printers. The quality and skills required to run the 3D printer is not granted.

Very few cheap 3D printers have proven quality output and many happiest are still lack the experience to run and maintain the 3D printers. Unless you have the required experience, it would be challenging to own a 3D printer.3D Hubs is the largest online 3d printing community that connect 3D printer owners and clients on multiple level of sharing knowledge and resources.

The company that is based on New York and Amsterdam is a private held company backed by Balderson Capital and Dutch Investors DOEN and Zeeburg. Currently, the 3D Hub connects more than 12,000+ printers from 140+ countries.

The community is simply based on 3D printer owner and clients. All you need to do is to search based on your city in order to find a map with the available 3D printers in specific area, information about the 3D printer and other client rating for the 3D printing service.

The 3D Hub Trends page indicate significant increase in the 3D printer listing from 2013, where there was only 55 3D printer available to provide their services. In 2015, more than 12,000+ 3D printers were added to the system. Most of theses printers are located in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and South America. The 3D printing service range between scaling models, prototyping, art and fashion, hobby and house holding models.

The top cities with largest 3D printer provide include New York with 202 3D printers, Milan with 170 printers, London with 145 printer and Los Angeles with 143 printers. There are wide range of 3D printer models available on the 3D Hub database including Replicator 2, Ultimaker 2, Prusa i3, RepRap and others.

The smart rating system attached to each 3D printer helps clients to learn more about the previous printing experience with each 3D printer and have an idea about the printing quality through photo examples of the results.

In addition to the 3D printer locator, 3D Hub extends the user knowledge through 3D Hub learn that provide tutorials and tips to use the 3D printing service and the platform. Recently, 3D Hub launched the Talk section that allow users to ask questions, share experience and communicate with each other through sharing their experiences. In the Talk section, 3D Hub provides updates and information about the upcoming events and news. This helps users to join real events in addition to the online communication platform.

The 3D Hub contributes the 3D printing industry through connecting clients with 3D printer owners. The 3D printer owners can make profit by operating their printers for other clients and clients use the 3D printers near them for research, prototyping or production level.

]]>http://www.3dprintingpin.com/3d-hubs-largest-online-3d-printing-community/feed/0http://www.3dprintingpin.com/3d-hubs-largest-online-3d-printing-community/Pirx 3D Released Their 3D Printer for Open Source Downloadhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3dprintingpin/~3/GI-cR1m4ZNc/
http://www.3dprintingpin.com/pirx-3d-released-3d-printer-open-source-download/#respondMon, 09 Mar 2015 14:59:00 +0000http://www.3dprintingpin.com/?p=643Couple of months ago, we covered the release of the second version of Pirx 3D printer. The company that is located in Carcow, Poland and the manufacturer for Pirx One a year ago. The first model of the popular and affordable 3D printers. The Pirx 3D printers do not only target the professionals, but also the amateurs who still learning 3D printing and would like to buy a reliable 3D printer with low cost and high quality. After the success of its first and second models. Recently, Pirx 3D released the first wooden model of their printers, Pirx One, for[...]

]]>Couple of months ago, we covered the release of the second version of Pirx 3D printer.

The company that is located in Carcow, Poland and the manufacturer for Pirx One a year ago. The first model of the popular and affordable 3D printers.

The Pirx 3D printers do not only target the professionals, but also the amateurs who still learning 3D printing and would like to buy a reliable 3D printer with low cost and high quality. After the success of its first and second models.

Recently, Pirx 3D released the first wooden model of their printers, Pirx One, for one source and free download.

The first model was successful enough to sell more than 250 copies in the first two years with very good feedback from the users.

Pirx 3D decided to place their roots in the RepRap community by providing their 3D printer wooden model, Pirx One, free as one source for the non-commercial use. This decision will help the company to support the community and customers will have true influence of the Pirx products.

The open source files for the Pirx 3D wooden-frame printer includes the following:

The file with slices prepared for the laser-cutting process

Electronics and firmware

The 3D printer user manual

Videos and tutorials required to assembly and operate the 3D printer

All the above materials are available to download from the Pirx 3D website or from the GitHub page.

The Pirx 3D printer is known with its high quality output and accurate printing. The maximum printout size for the printer is 175 x 250 x 150 mm and it used both PLA and Nylon for printing.

The filament diameter used in the printing is 1.75 mm and the nozzle diameter is 0.4 mm. The operating temperature is 1530 degrees Celsius and the spool operation temperature 250 degrees Celsius. The total weight for the 3D printer is 7 Kg and it connects to the computer using USB cable.

The video below shows the Pirx 3D printer in action to introduce you to the free model and how it works.

In addition to its existing superiority in the market due to its low price and high quality, open sourcing the printer model will help the company to get feedback required to enhance the upcoming releases to be even more better than the existing models.

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http://www.3dprintingpin.com/biobot-future-3d-organ-printing/#respondMon, 09 Mar 2015 09:31:31 +0000http://www.3dprintingpin.com/?p=6353D printing technology is approaching many fields including the medical industry. Yet, many people believe that 3D organ printing is still in the development stage to be presented to the market and mass medical use. The 3D printing is evolving rapidly in medical field an d one of the good examples is BioBots bio 3D printer, the first desktop-size printer that can print functional human tissues. The 3D printer is found by Danny Cabrera and Ricardo Solorzano, students in Miami Dade Collage. The new project attracted both young researchers to focus completely in developing it. Cabrera deferred his plans to do the[...]

]]>3D printing technology is approaching many fields including the medical industry. Yet, many people believe that 3D organ printing is still in the development stage to be presented to the market and mass medical use.

The 3D printing is evolving rapidly in medical field an d one of the good examples is BioBots bio 3D printer, the first desktop-size printer that can print functional human tissues. The 3D printer is found by Danny Cabrera and Ricardo Solorzano, students in Miami Dade Collage.

The new project attracted both young researchers to focus completely in developing it. Cabrera deferred his plans to do the Ph.D in bioengineering at Pennsylvania, and Solorzano deferred his acceptance for the medical school as well. Later, DreamIt Health, a health IT investor, funded the new startup with $50,000 in exchange for 8% equity.

Additionally, they received funding from Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Wharton, and University of Pennsylvania for a total amount of $150,000. The team plans to achieve $2.5 million seed. Currently, the total collected funding is $200,000.

The team scribes the new BioBot 3D printer as “future of regenerative medicine,” Their goal is to design an affordable, cheap and high quality desktop 3D printer that can be used by scientists, engineers, physicians and DIY biologists.

BioBot 3D Printer specifications

The current model is 12×12 inches and sells at the price of $5,000. Comparing with the the traditional bio printing process that costs around $250,000, the new 3D printer is significantly cheaper and take less space. Additionally, the BioBot can be run by one person, which make it affordable to be installed in medical clinics and small medical labs.

The BioBot has 100-micron resolution and can use bio materials in printing such as polyethylene glycol, collagen, fibrin, gelatin and Pluronic F-127. These raw materials can be used to print human parts such as lattices, cell culture, blood vasculature and cartilage knee caps.

How the BioBot 3D printer works?

Similar to any 3D printing process, the model is created using any 3D printing software such as SlidWorks to produce the STL file. Then, materials is chosen from the above mentioned bio materials.

These materials are modified to be photo curable, which means that the materials becomes harder when exposed to blu light. Another property for the Pluronic F-127, which it dissolves easily in the cold water. So, it can be used during the printing of the cells. After printing, it can be washed out to leave only the cells.

Unlike the normal FDM 3D printing process, the BioBot uses compressed air to force the cells to go from th nozzle and build the cell layers very precisely. The 3D printer may display a blue light to help the cells to contact o each other.

Can BioBot be used in 3D organ printing?

Although the current model of BioBot is designed to print living and functional cells, it provides a basic prototype for full human organs printing. Further investigations on this course can lead to enhanced models using the same technology to print more complex tissue forms such as organs.

Currently, the BioBot is achieving success in the market as 18 units already sold for medical researchers to build bio materials such as bones, hearts and mini-stomachs. The new startup is taking the 3D printing to a revolutionary level in the medical field. The tissue planting becomes more easier and affordable than before.

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http://www.3dprintingpin.com/tiny-boy-affordable-3d-printer-for-kids/#respondFri, 06 Mar 2015 12:50:50 +0000http://www.3dprintingpin.com/?p=624The 3D printing industry opens the doors for both amateur and professionals to turn their ideas from 2D sketch to a 3D real product. Unlike, the traditional production process that cost high and requires experience, the 3D printing can be easily used in both industrial and education purposes. Tiny Boy is the first open-source 3D printer for kids and school students. The new 3D printer is designed to meet with the young user needs, as it can fit on the desktop and safe for use by kids and students. Tiny Boy is an entry-level printer with one direct target is[...]

]]>The 3D printing industry opens the doors for both amateur and professionals to turn their ideas from 2D sketch to a 3D real product.

Unlike, the traditional production process that cost high and requires experience, the 3D printing can be easily used in both industrial and education purposes.

Tiny Boy is the first open-source 3D printer for kids and school students. The new 3D printer is designed to meet with the young user needs, as it can fit on the desktop and safe for use by kids and students.

Tiny Boy is an entry-level printer with one direct target is to allow kids and students to learn about 3D printing by using a simple printer without complex features and options.

Additionally, the 3D printer is easy to build and configure. The body of Tiny Boy printer is made out of acrylic to allow students to see the 3D printing process and reduce the 3D printer overall price. The maximum size of the printed area is 8cm x 8cm x 8cm, which is small size comparing with the other printers, but it can help kids to 3D print small toys and objects.

The size of the printer is 15cm width x 15cm depth x 22cm height without the placeholder for the plastic filament. The 3D printer used 1.7mm plastic filament with 0.4mm hot end.

The Tiny Boy 3D printer for kids is delivered as parts and can be easily assembled using just screw driver. The manufactures hope that students that build their own 3D printers and use the printer to understand more about the 3D printing process.

The acrylic parts in the 3D printer is created using cutter laser. The files are delivered as CDR Coral Draw files. The cheap A5 laser cutter costs around $400, which can be used to build multiple 3D printers. Creating the 3D printer parts and assembling it on the client side helps to reduce the production cost. The files are available at Thingiverse and GetHub.

The Tiny Boy 3D printer targets an important segment in the market, which are the kids and school students to teach them how to build their own 3D printer and use it to learn about the 3D printing technology. The new 3D printer for kids takes the technology to a new educational level.

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http://www.3dprintingpin.com/prototyping-fords-smart-bikes-using-3d-printing-technology/#respondThu, 05 Mar 2015 11:04:39 +0000http://www.3dprintingpin.com/?p=618The world is changing and famous car manufacturers are looking for new technologies that can take the transportation industry to a new level. Since last two centuries, the industry did not change much to meet with future climate changes and urban environment. Transportation industry is still blamed for the carbon emission and considered a barrier to build a greener future. Researches and investigations are held by car manufacturers to make a change. Previously, we introduced the first 3D printed car, Starti, presented during the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS). Ford Motor Company revealed a new model for transportation, the smart bikes, during the[...]

]]>The world is changing and famous car manufacturers are looking for new technologies that can take the transportation industry to a new level. Since last two centuries, the industry did not change much to meet with future climate changes and urban environment. Transportation industry is still blamed for the carbon emission and considered a barrier to build a greener future. Researches and investigations are held by car manufacturers to make a change. Previously, we introduced the first 3D printed car, Starti, presented during the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS).

Ford Motor Company revealed a new model for transportation, the smart bikes, during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The two new prototypes that were created using the 3D printing technology aim to build two bike models; the MoDe:Me Smart Bicycle and MoDe:Pro Smart Bicycle.

The new models are supposed to reduce the carbon emission and provide an easy and smart transportation method for most of people. Although the two models are still in prototype stage, presenting the prototypes in public events help the company to evaluate the product before sending it to the real production lines. Implementing the 3D printing technology helped Ford to build the prototype, but it can also be used in building final product instead of using the tradition production technology.

The new Ford smart bikes are supported with number of features that can take the bicycle industry to a new stage. Both MoDe:Me and MoDe:Pro models include sensors to detect the cars moving around the bike and pedal assistance that aids the propulsion based on the rider’s heart rates. The new bikes include a feedback technology that can alert the rider where to turn.

Both bicycle models are supported with 9 amp/hour battery and 200 watt motor that can provide assistance for the rider to move with the speed up to 25 km/hour. The motor works in association with the other sensor-based features such as the pedal assistance.

Ford implemented two 3D printing technology in building the MoDe:Me and MoDe:Pro smart bicycles; the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS). Ford’s move from the traditional rapid prototyping technology to the 3D printing methods indicate significant success for the 3D printing over this course. If the company decided to take the technology little bit further, can be see it implemented in the final real product.

The two designed models are almost the same in technology. However, both of them address two type of bike riders. The first one, MoDe:Me is small light and has no carriage space. it was designed with the urban space in mind to take advantage of the bike lanes. it can be folded to allow riders to take with them in buses and cars.

The second model, MoDe:Pro, is designed for more weight carry purposes. The back of the bike is supported with a space to carry small bags and boxes. It can be used in delivery as well as personal usage.

New technologies such as the 3D printing can take the industry to new levels. Ford provided an example of using the 3D printing in their Ford Smart Mobility strategy. The plan that aims to change how people move in the crowded cities and turn the life inside cities to become more greener.